ankylosaur
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ankylosaur — [aŋ′kə lō sôr΄] n. [< ModL < Gr ankylos, crooked (see ANKLE) + SAUR] any of a suborder (Ankylosauria) of heavily armored, short legged ornithischian dinosaurs of the Cretaceous … English World dictionary
ankylosaur — noun Etymology: New Latin Ankylosauria, from Ankylosaurus Date: 1949 any of a suborder (Ankylosauria) of herbivorous Cretaceous ornithiscian dinosaurs having a long low lying thickset body covered dorsally with bony plates … New Collegiate Dictionary
ankylosaur — /ang keuh loh sawr /, n. any of several herbivorous dinosaurs of the suborder Ankylosauria, from the Cretaceous Period, having the body covered with thick, bony plates. Also called armored dinosaur. [1905 10; < NL Ankylosauria name of the… … Universalium
ankylosaur — n. heavily armored plant eating dinosaur that lived during the Cretaceous period … English contemporary dictionary
ankylosaur — [ aŋkɪləsɔ:] noun a heavily built quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous period, armoured with bony plates. Origin early 20th cent.: from mod. L. Ankylosaurus, from Gk ankulos (see ankylosis) + sauros lizard … English new terms dictionary
ankylosaur — an·ky·lo·saur … English syllables
ankylosaur — an•ky•lo•saur [[t]ˈæŋ kə loʊˌsɔr[/t]] n. pal any short legged, plant eating dinosaur of the suborder Ankylosauria, of the Cretaceous Period, being armored in thick bony plates • Etymology: 1905–10; < NL Ankylosauria … From formal English to slang
ankylosaur — noun having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard s • Syn: ↑ankylosaurus • Hypernyms: ↑armored dinosaur • Hyponyms: ↑Edmontonia • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
armored dinosaur — ankylosaur. * * * … Universalium
The Truth About Killer Dinosaurs — is a two part BBC documentary, presented by Bill Oddie, in which a group of scientists test out the strength of dinosaur weaponry using biomechanics. The first episode determines the winner of a battle between Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops , and… … Wikipedia
